Dan White
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Lessons from Dante in a time of COVID
UC Santa Cruz literature professor Filippo Gianferrari finds meaning and poignancy—made even more acute by the ‘purgatory’ of social distancing—in the Divine Comedy on the epic poem’s 700th anniversary
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Giving Tuesday: A day of generosity
Giving Tuesday exemplified the generosity that Banana Slugs displayed in 2020. The one-day event raised money for the UC Santa Cruz Fund, allowing campus leadership to address UC Santa Cruz students’ most pressing needs.
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UC Santa Cruz Nobel laureate delves into the world of telomeres in Kraw Lecture
In her Kraw Lecture this week, Nobel laureate and UC Santa Cruz distinguished professor of MCD biology Carol Greider explored the world of telomere research, with links to cell death, cancer research, and degenerative diseases.
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An unflinching look at America’s tragic past
Journalist and bestselling novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates drew an audience of 1,200 for a live discussion about his new novel, the legacy of slavery, and the aftermath of the presidential election.
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Stories in the ashes
Radio producer and alumna Nikki Silva teams up with photographer Shmuel Thaler to collect stories evoked by objects salvaged from the wreckage of homes destroyed in the CZU August Lightning Complex fire
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‘Response, recovery, and resiliency’
Threatened with wildfires in August and September, an army of UC Santa Cruz employees worked hard to keep their community safe, fed, and housed.
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Hope in the time of dystopia
The celebrated author Margaret Atwood offered some words of cautious encouragement and measured during her virtual dialogue with alumna and author Kate Schatz. The event was part of the Humanities Division’s annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture Series.
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Giving Day 2020: Coming together to enrich the student experience
Giving Day, a high-octane, 24-hour online event of nonstop giving, will be held on Wednesday, September 30. This playful but impactful philanthropic event will have an all-online format this year, due to COVID-related safety concerns.
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Outstanding Staff Award honoree is a passionate advocate for STEM diversity
Yulianna Ortega, the campus’s STEM Diversity Programs director, has earned the trust and respect of fellow staff members, faculty, and students across divisions. Ortega, this year’s Outstanding Staff Award recipient, is cares deeply about student academic success and well-being.
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Threatened by wildfire, UC Santa Cruz campus shows it is ‘Slug Strong’
Fast thinking and teamwork are keeping the UC Santa Cruz campus community safe during the devastating Lightning Complex fires as staff across campus coordinate in evacuating, relocating, and feeding displaced campus residents.
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A call for caution, personal responsibility
If people simply wait around for federal, state, and local governments to save them from the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than take precautions to keep themselves and their communities safe, “we will lose the economy and our lives,’’ said infectious disease expert A. Marm Kilpatrick this week.
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Raising a glass (and funds) for research
The father and uncle of the virologist Rebecca DuBois, UC Santa Cruz Cruz associate professor of biomolecular engineering, are honoring and helping to fund her research through sales of their “Going Viral” wine.